According to THE source for all things Red Dwarf, we know that the long-awaited new episodes that comprise RDXI and RD XII are headed to Dave with the first six episodes beginning in September of this year. Given ‘Dave’ is the self-proclaimed ‘home for witty banter’, where else can it go (other than public television in the States in the not-too-distant future, of […]
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Millions of golf fans around the world turned their collective golfing mind palaces towards the United Kingdom this past week for the 145th British Open at Royal Troon. Those who stuck with the 4-day tourney witnessed history as Sweden’s Henrik Stenson shot 63 for a total of 20-under-par, the lowest 72-score total in Open history, to become the first […]
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If nothing else, Young Hyacinth, the forthcoming BBC prequel to the classic Roy Clarke series, Keeping Up Appearances, will give audiences a bit of insight as to how a 19-year-old Hyacinth from humble beginnings turned into an over-bearing, social-climbing snob with a penchant for slimline telephones with automatic redial, Royal Doulton china with hand-painted periwinkles, candlelight suppers. In […]
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Porridge, the early 70s British sitcom starring Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Fulton Mackay and Brian Wilde, is being re-made as part of the BBC’s 60th anniversary of comedy celebration, the Landmark Sitcom Season, beginning this Fall. Barker starred as habitual criminal, Norman Stanley Fletcher. “Fletch” shares his cell with young Lennie Godber, a first time inmate upon whom he imparts his […]
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Goodnight Sweetheart, the brilliant 90s British sitcom that ran for six series will return for a one-off special this Fall as part of the BBC’s Landmark Sitcom Season, celebrating 60 years of comedy on the BBC. GS will follow in the footsteps of other Britcom classics tagged for a re-boot such as Are You Being Served, Porridge, Keeping Up Appearances (actually, Young […]
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As co-writer and co-director of BBC’s The Office, Stephen Merchant is best known for his collaborations with Ricky Gervais. The British writer, director, radio presenter, stand-up comedian and actor added a London West-End appearance last July to his CV with his first play, The Mentalists by Richard Bean, alongside Steffan Rhodri at the Wyndham Theatre. Known for his brilliant command of the English language, […]
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Caroline Aherne, the co-creator/writer and star of the brilliant late 90s British situation comedy, The Royle Family, has died at the age of 52. Aherne, who played Denise Royle, co-created and wrote all three series of the critically-acclaimed comedy with co-star, Craig Cash. Centered around the lives of a blue collar, television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprised of family patriarch Jim […]
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According to THE source for all things Red Dwarf, the long-awaited new episodes that comprised RDXI and RD XII are headed to Dave with the first six episodes beginning in September. As the self-proclaimed ‘home for witty banter’, where else can it go? Filming of the forthcoming 12 episodes that make up the two new series took place from […]
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Unfortunately, as Sherlock fans, we are all painfully well aware of Benedict Cumberbatch’s jam packed schedule for the next 5+ years. Fortunately, for those behind the forthcoming Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, it appears that Wanda Ventham (Benedict’s Mum) has found the time to join the endless array of actors and actresses signed up to spend time with Pats and […]
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A tip of the hat to the folks over at NPR for bringing to our intention what could very well be the greatest invention since someone actually determined it was safe to eat chocolate chip cookie dough. Billed as ‘the leading bike-horse hybridizer in the world’, comes the ultimate Christmas gift for those that may be wondering […]
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